Neraysho Kasanwirjo (born 18 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Groningen.
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Full name | Neraysho Meritchio Kasanwirjo | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 20) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
0000–2011 | Zeeburgia | ||||||||||||
2011–2020 | Ajax | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||
2021– | FC Groningen | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||
2021– | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Born in Amsterdam, Kasanwirjo started playing in the youth ranks of Zeeburgia before being scouted and joining the Ajax Youth Academy at the age of nine. Progressing through the ranks, he made his professional debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of Ajax. On 19 August 2019, Kasanwirjo made his debut against N.E.C. in a 3–3 draw.[1]
On 10 May 2021, it was announced that FC Groningen had signed Kasanwirjo on a three-year contract, joining the club for the 2021–22 season after his contract with Ajax had ended.[2]
Born in the Netherlands, Kasanwirjo is of Surinamese descent.[3] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
FC Groningen | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
Netherlands U17
FC Groningen – current squad | |
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